Thu 2009-07-02 
Birds-foot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus. The hairs did make me think it might be hairy birds-foot trefoil (Lotus hispidus = Lotus subbiflorus) but that species is smaller and tends to be found on the coast.
Photo taken in Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2009-07-02.
Wed 2009-07-01 
A common red soldier beetle, Rhagonycha fulva (family Cantharidae, order Coleoptera).
Photo taken in Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2009-07-01.
Wed 2009-07-01 
A field pansy (Viola arvensis) growing on recently (past 6 months) disturbed ground. According to W. Kebel Martin (The Concise British Flora in Colour, Ebury Press, 1965) this species is distinguished from the similar Viola tricolor by the fact that its sepals are longer than its petals. In North America the term 'field pansy is also used to refer to a third species, Viola bicolor.
Photo taken in Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on
